Water-closet valve



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Patented Nov. 13, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ARTHUR BATH, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

I WATER-CLOSET VALVE.

Application filed June 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,866.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BATH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and 6 State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved VVater-Closet Valve, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and and it pertains more particularly to valves adapted for use in connection with tanks or flush boxes for water-closets.

It is one of the primary objects of the present invention to provide a valve by which either the entire contents of a tank may be drained or only a portion thereof, at. the will of the operator.

It is a further object of the invention to of valves independently operated in order that-either a portion of the contents of the tank or the entire contents of the tank may be discharged.

With the above and other objects in view,

2 reference is had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich the figure is a vertical sectional view of a tank with the valve shown valve being shown in section.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 11 designates the tank, and 12 designates the valve. The

valve comprises a discharge pipe'1l3, the up.

per end of which is formed with a valve seat 14 and adapted to engage the valve seat 14: is a valve member 15 of the ordinary construction. This valve member 15 is mounted upon a rod 16, to the upper end of which is connected at suitable operating mechanism 17 (not forming a particular part of the present invention). This rod 16 passes through a guide member 18 in order to keep the valve properly centered. The discharge pipe 13 has an integral extension 19, and said integral extension 19 has communication with the interior of the discharge pipe 13 by means of a passage 20. The upper end of the integral extension 19 is formed with a valve seat 21, and adapted to engage the valve seat21, is a valve 22 carried by a rod 23, to the upper end of which is secured a suitable operating mechanism 24 not forming a part of the present invention.

The reference character 25 designates an described as integral, it is obvious that they may be separately attached to their respective members without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The device operates in the following'manner:

Assuming that the tank 11 is filled with water to a level on a plane with the upper end of the overflow 25, and it is desired to discharge the contents'of the tank, it is onlv necessary to lift the valve 15 from its seal: 14 by the operating mechanism 17, which will permit of a complete discharge of the contents of the tank. Y

lVhen, however, it is desired to discharge only a portion of the contents of the tank 11, the valve 22 is moved from its seat 21, by its-operating mechanism 24. The contents of the tank will then pass through the member 19, passageway 20, and be discharged through the discharge opening 13. As soon as the level of-the contents of the tank falls to a point in a plane with the upper end of the member 19, the flow of contents from the tank will cease and only that portion of the contents. which is normally above the upper end of the member 19 will be discharged.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the extends in order overflow pipe connected to said eurlel pipe intermediate the ends he seat; sepzirzfte valves mounted .l valve seats and having stems, ees carriedybysaid'ieverfiow pipe and branch pipe for guiding Said stems, and

1 terminatingi'ebeife said second HENRY ARTHUR BATH. 

